XCCC: Valid SSL Certificate Is Required When You Use Server ActiveSync

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This article was previously published under Q308205

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SUMMARY

When you use the Server ActiveSync component of Mobile Information Server 2002 to synchronize data to a mobile device, the servers that are running Server ActiveSync must have a valid Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) certificate issued by a trusted certificate authority.

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The following root certificates are installed by default on Microsoft Pocket PC 2002 devices, which can act as clients for Server ActiveSync:

Verisign/RSA Secure Server
Verisign Class 1 Public Primary CA
Verisign Class 2 Public Primary CA
Verisign Class 3 Public Primary CA
Verisign Class 3 Public Primary CA (2028)
GTE Cybertrust ROOT
GTE Cybertrust Solutions ROOT
Thawte Server CA
Thawte Premium Server CA
Entrust.net Secure Server
Entrust.net CA (2048 bit)

For additional information about how to add root certificates to a Pocket PC 2002 device programmatically, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

322956 (http://support.microsoft.com/kb/322956/EN-US/ ) Sample to Add Root Certificates to Pocket PC 2002